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Former CIA officer detained after $40 million gold fraud

Published 16 June 2026

A former senior CIA officer who allegedly amassed $40 million in gold bars and millions more in cash through a fabricated spy program has been ordered to remain in custody as federal investigators unravel a complex fraud that has exposed vulnerabilities in the U.S.

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